Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California; – Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada; and – Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Jeopardy! NAMES IN SPORTS // QUOTABLE NOTABLES // WELL, THAT’S PATHETIC // A GOOD OLD JOB // HOW’D THEY COME UP WITH IT? // FORESTRY FICTION DD1 – 600 – A GOOD OLD JOB – The name of this profession is also the action done by the worker who pulls a handle to make fizzy nonpotent potables flow (Andrew doubled to 9,600.) Scores at … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 18

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Drew Goins, a journalist from Washington, D.C.; – Karen Farrell, a professional lecturer of international affairs from Chesapeake, Virginia; and – Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeopardy! LANDLOCKED IN // WORDS WITH A SILENT LETTER // I’M CLEANING OUT THE GARAGE // GREEN STUFF // ALL SORTS OF ENTERTAINMENT // POEM ADD A LETTER DD1 – 600 – POEM ADD A LETTER – Keats looks back on an unfortunate day as a line cook in Athens when his hand blistered after touching a hot gyro plate (Karen added 1,000.) … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 17

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California – Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California; and – Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York City. Jeopardy! REMEMBER JANUARY 2026? // IN A “B” COUNTRY // ETYMOLOGICALLY YOURS // WATCHING MOVIES IN MOVIES // GOING BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL // BY INVITATION ONLY DD1 – 800 – IN A “B” COUNTRY – Cricket is the national sport of this Caribbean nation & Anglicanism is the predominant religion (Alison lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 3,200, Andrew 6,000, Alison … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 16

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Drew Basile, a writer from Birmingham, Michigan; – Jen Giles, a teacher from Longmont, Colorado; and – Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Jeopardy! WOMEN // STOCK IT TO ME // COMMON KNOWLEDGE // SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE // REVERSIBLE WORDS // DOWN IN THE DUMP DD1 – 800 – SONG & BOOK: SAME TITLE – Don Henley looks back at an old relationship; Roger Kahn looks back at the baseball players of the 1950s (Jen doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Roger 800, Jen 2,000, Drew 2,200. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 13

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana; – Will Yancey, a lecturer of history originally from Gadsden, Alabama; and – Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeopardy! THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS // BODIES OF WATER // IN BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY // ANTONYMS // “E.E.” // COMINGS DD1 – 800 – ANTONYMS – Of seldom: This adjective that as a verb means to go somewhere often (Adriana doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Long 4,000, Will 1,600, Adriana 2,000. Scores entering DJ: Long 5,200, Will 4,600, Adriana 3,400. Double … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 12

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California; – Alison Betts, a creative executive originally from San Jose, California; and – Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas. Jeopardy! HISTORIC ORATORS // BOOK SMART // USA // PROTECTION PROJECTION // YOU’RE ON A ROLE // DROP A LETTER… DD1 – 800 – USA – While his library is in Ann Arbor, his museum is in Grand Rapids, where he grew up (Alison doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Josh 2,800, Alison 4,200, Isaac 1,800. Scores entering DJ: … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 11

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California; – Jen Giles, a teacher from Longmont, Colorado; and – Mehal Shah, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington. Jeopardy! PICK YOUR BATTLES // POP CULTURE MISSING LINKS // WHAT SHOULD WE CALL THE DOG? // KING JAMES BIBLE STUDY // AT FERNCLIFF CEMETERY // RHYME TIME DD1 – 1,000 – AT FERNCLIFF CEMETERY – After his 1965 death at the Audubon Ballroom in Upper Manhattan, he was interred at Ferncliff Cemetery (Andrew lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Mehal 1,600, Jen 2,800, Andrew 400. Scores … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 10

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Drew Goins, a journalist from Washington, D.C.; – T.L. Cubbage, a lawyer from Dallas, Texas; and – Liz Feltner, a law student from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jeopardy! OTHER INVITATIONALS // CANNED GOODS // …SAID THIS NOVEL CHARACTER // I’M BACK ON THE APPS // FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON’S 1755 DICTIONARY // THE DREADED JAZZ OPERA CATEGORY DD1 – 1,000 – FROM SAMUEL JOHNSON’S 1755 DICTIONARY – Self-effacing Sam defined this, his occupation at the time, as “a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing” words (Drew lost on a true DD.) Scores at first … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 9

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a librarian from Portland, Oregon; – Roger Craig, an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and – Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeopardy! PORTS OF CALL // NONFICTION // MODERN TECH // ____ & ____ // THE HAND I’VE BEEN DEALT // PHIL ‘ER UP! DD1 – 800 – ____ & ____ – Involving 2 elements of the magician’s art, this idiom is used to describe a situation of deception (Roger lost 2,800 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Eric 1,400, Roger 0, Veronica 1,200. Scores entering … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Feb. 6

Here are today’s Invitational Tournament contestants: – Karen Farrell, a professional lecturer of international affairs from Chesapeake, Virginia; – Drew Basile, a writer from Birmingham, Michigan; and – Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York City. Jeopardy! AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC // I WOULD PREFER NOT TO // 3-LETTER RESPONSES // SUPER BOWL MEMORIES // ONE OF THESE DAYS // STARTS WITH A ROMAN NUMERAL DD1 – 800 – ONE OF THESE DAYS – This Caribbean island nation gained its name from Columbus, who sighted it on Sunday, November 3, 1493 (Karen lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 2,800, Drew … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Feb. 5

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California; – Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California, who after winning both games so far in the finals, needs one more to take the title; and – Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey. Jeopardy! INFECTION: STAFF // BREAKING IN // PREFIXES & WORD PARTS // PENINSULAS // BUSINESS IN THE FRONT // PARTY IN THE BACK DD1 – 800 – PENINSULAS – Rennes is the capital of this region protruding as a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Feb. 4

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California; – Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California, who won yesterday’s opening game of the round; and – Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey. Jeopardy! LET’S SEE SOME I.D. // ON THE ENDANGERED & THREATENED LIST // COVER SONGS // BACK IN THE USSR // BAGS // WORDS OF MOUTH DD1 – 800 – WORDS OF MOUTH – A WWII ad campaign warned Americans about the risks of giving info to the enemy, leading to this 4-word rhyming … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Feb. 3

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California; – Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California; and – Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey. Jeopardy! ON THE BORDER // LITERARY BIOGRAPHY // RUGS NOT DRUGS // APT ANAGRAMS // THE FIELDER METHOD // SHORT N’ SWEET DD1 – 600 – LITERARY BIOGRAPHY – Richard Lingeman subtitled his biography of Sinclair Lewis “Rebel from” this title road (Scott doubled to 3,200.) Scores at first break: Scott 3,800, Paolo 3,000, TJ 2,000. Scores entering DJ: Scott 5,400, Paolo … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Feb. 2

Here are today’s exhibition match contestants: – Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California; – Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee; and – Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey. Jeopardy! POLITICS RHYME TIME // SPORTS // “Q_ED” // I’M TALKIN’ HERE! // FACTS // FACE CARDS DD1 – 400 – I’M TALKIN’ HERE! – Neil Armstrong said he meant to put an “A” in between these 2 of his first words on the Moon (Paolo doubled to 15,200.) Scores at first break: Scott 1,400, Laura 800, Paolo 6,200. Scores entering DJ: Scott 3,200, Laura … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 30

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas; – Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts; and – Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California. Jeopardy! SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHY EVERYWHERE // A BIBLICAL BESTIARY // PHRASES FROM SPORTS // MUSIC OF THE SPHERES // FROM THE MAGAZINE.COM // SOMEBODY CALL ME A DOCTOR! DD1 – 800 – PHRASES FROM SPORTS – This 4-word phrase meaning “last minute” comes from stretching a cable across the finish lines in horse racing (Paolo doubled to 4,800.) Scores at first break: … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 29

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California; – Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, Illinois; and – Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee. Jeopardy! VEXILLOLOGY // THE ELEVENTH HOUR // MOO-VIES // BOOK IT // RAGS & RICHES // GO AHEAD, END WITH A PREPOSITION DD1 – 600 – BOOK IT – In a 1906 novel he wrote of “splitters” who earned 50 cents an hour doing nothing but chopping hogs down the middle (Laura doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Laura 600, Steven 4,200, TJ 3,000. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 28

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – Allegra Kuney, a Ph.D. candidate from New Brunswick, New Jersey; – Tom Devlin, an attorney from Washington, D.C.; and – Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey Jeopardy! CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC // LIVING FOSSILS // IT HAPPENED IN 2025 // YOU’RE MY SODA POP // THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT // A HARD SCRABBLE UPBRINGING DD1 – 400 – CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC – Formerly Ocean View Avenue, this Monterey street processed around 240,000 tons of sardines in 1945 (Scott doubled to 7,600.) Scores at first break: Scott 2,600, Tom 5,400, Allegra 200. Scores entering DJ: Scott … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 27

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California; – Mike Dawson, a technology manager from Portland, Oregon; and – Lisa Ann Walter, an actor, comedian and activist originally from Washington, D.C. Jeopardy! TRADE IN HISTORY // WOMEN’S SPORTS // BUS-PODGE // CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE // SEIZE THIS CATEGORY BY THE HORNS // REDACTED DD1 – 800 – BUS-PODGE – A former Greyhound bus depot in Anniston, Alabama is part of the national monument dedicated to these activists (Mike doubled to 2,000.) Scores at first break: Lisa Ann 800, Mike 2,600, TJ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Jan. 26

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – Matt Massie, an attorney originally from South Charleston, West Virginia; – Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania; and – Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, Illinois. Jeopardy! A RANDOM 5-COURSE MEAL // TREE-POURRI // ASIAN GEOGRAPHY // NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES // I CAN ADAPT // 21st CENTURY GAME SHOWS DD1 – 1,000 – TREE-POURRI – Its name meaning “enlightenment”, this type of fig tree is sacred to both Hindus & Buddhists (Josh lost 2,000.) Scores at first break: Matt 2,800, Josh 2,200, Steven 1,800. Scores entering DJ: Matt … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 23

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – Alex DeFrank, an analyst from Brooklyn, New York; – W. Kamau Bell, a comedian and author from Oakland, California; and – Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas. Jeopardy! LOVE ISLAND: ANCIENT GREEK MYTH // DOUBLE DOUBLE-LETTER WORDS // ONLY BRANDS // AROUND THE AMERICAS // DAYS I WON’T BE AT WORK // BROADWAY MUSICALS BY OPENING NUMBER DD1 – 1,000 – AROUND THE AMERICAS – This Ontario city with a stormy name uses the slogan “superior by nature” (Alex lost 4,600 on a true DD.) Scores at first break: Ashley 1,200, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 22

Here are today’s Tournament of Champions contestants: – Ben Ganger, an analytics engineer from Goshen, Indiana; – Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts; and – Bryce Wargin, a product surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri. Jeopardy! 19th CENTURY AMERICA // MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER // NOW SEE HERE! // FICTIONAL FEMALES // OLD HARD CASH // “FUL” START DD1 – 800 – 19th CENTURY AMERICA – Deposits of this mineral were discovered around 1815 in Ticonderoga, New York, leading to a whole new industry (Bryce lost 1,000.) Scores at first break: Bryce 1,000, Cameron 1,000, Ben … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jan. 21